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ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif left for a two-day visit to China on Saturday, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.
Gen Raheel would meet China's political and military leadership to discuss issues pertaining to security and defence cooperation between the two countries, a defence source told Dawn.
The army chief would apprise Chinese leadership of successes achieved in Operation Zarb-i-Azb, during which the network of East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) — a militant organisation founded by Uighurs in Western China — has also been destroyed.
Pakistan and China enjoy close military and defence ties and both countries often take part in joint military and air exercises.
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Jan 24, 2015 09:24pm
Pakistan and China, the all season friends. China has been immensely impressed with Pakistan armed forces performance in battle.
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Jan 24, 2015 09:28pm
Is he the new foreign minister of Pakistan? His predecessor commander-in-chief of the armed forces (Gen. Musharraf) visited 104 countries including countries like Brazil, Argentina, Morocco, and Tunisia with whom Pakistan has absolutely no trade or general relationship. Can someone place a limit on the expenses of our tax payers money?
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Jan 24, 2015 09:37pm
What a character! Probably the best COAS Pakistan has ever had. So proactive. Perfect timing for the visit to China. Incompetence of the political government has further strengthened him. I am sure NS wouldn't even have thought of such a tactic to discredit Obama's visit to India.
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